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UPDATE: Well the wiring turned out to not be that bad. There was already a 12V starter installed in the truck. The only thing I had to do to complete the conversion was remove the glow plug resister bank. HOWEVER, the engine has some kind of internal damage. It will only turn over and 3/4...

Also, remember the 24v system is already been partially removed...and I'm missing the batteries. If it were running and functioning properly, I would even think of touching it.

Thanks everybody for all the replies. The more I read about the advantages and disadvantages, the more I'm leaning to turning it into a 12v system with each alternator charging a separate battery. It would allow me to have one dedicated power for the starter, and one for everything else...

It probably is, I got it through a buddy of mine that knows him. 800 bucks, it worth more than that is scrap!

I just picked up an 86 M1009 for practically nothing with 36000 miles showing, could be 136 or 236...who knows. The previous owner started to convert to a 12v system and he obviously didn't know what he was doing. My buddy is a diesel mechanic and he is going to fix the wiring and get the...